{"id":15743,"date":"2026-01-26T04:28:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T04:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=15743"},"modified":"2026-01-26T04:28:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T04:28:44","slug":"15-dead-after-ferry-carrying-300-passengers-sinks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=15743","title":{"rendered":"15 dead after ferry carrying 300 passengers sinks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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At least 15 people have died after a ferry carrying more than 350 passengers and crew members onboard sank in southern Philippines. <\/p>\n

Search crews have rescued 316 people on board the MV Trisha Kerstin 3, but at least 28 people are still missing. <\/p>\n

The ship, which was both a cargo and passenger ferry, was on its way from the country’s southern mainland, Mindanao, to Jolo island further south-west when it issued a distress call at 1:50 local time Monday (17:50 GMT Sunday).<\/p>\n

Authorities say they are investigating the cause of the sinking. The Philippines – an archipelago nation of 7,100 islands – has a long history of maritime disasters involving inter-island ferries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“Based on the account of some survivors, the waters in the area were rough at the time,” Philippine Coast Guard spokeswoman Noemie Cayabyab said in a televised interview, according to an AFP report. <\/p>\n

A Facebook video by Basilan Governor Mujiv Hataman showed survivors wrapped in blankets as they disembarked from a rescue boat.<\/p>\n

Rescuers have been overwhelmed by the influx of survivors, Basilan emergency responder Ronalyn Perez told AFP.<\/p>\n

“The challenge really is the number of patients that are coming in. We are short-staffed at the moment,” Perez said.<\/p>\n

Poor maintenance and overloading have been blamed for past ferry accidents in the Philippines. Despite this, many Filipinos still travel by ferry due to its low costs. <\/p>\n

In May 2023, 28 people died after a passenger ferry caught fire. The fatalities included three children, among them a six-month-old baby.<\/p>\n

The year before that, at least seven people died after a fire in a high-speed ferry carrying 134 people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

#dead #ferry #carrying #passengers #sinks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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